Break da House - Bournemouth's biggest & best breaks, electro & eclectic beats night...
DJ Mag April 05 – ‘Best night in the South.’
This is what we do:
Break da House started life in July 2004 as a party started by a few like minded friends to counter the pre packaged 'Bar Culture' that is sweeping the nation. We wanted to put on a party the way we wanted to do it, play the music we love and work with the DJ's and artists we selected. Right from the very start we knew we wanted to put on a serious party without the serious side, focusing on having fun and listening to good music. At the time there were no other breaks & electro based nights operating in Bournemouth and as this was the music of our choice, Break da House was born.
We launched in July 2004 at The K1 Club, Bournemouth and for the first year this was our home. Right from the opening party it was clear that we had something fresh and different. The feedback we were getting from both the people who attended our parties and the DJ's was amazing. We really put effort into making the party the best it can be, down to every little detail and this was being noticed. We first of all set up the night based around breaks & electro but before we launched we decided that we wanted to be more diverse than just this, so we set up the perfect backroom with the theme tune of Nu Jazz, Funk, Broken beat & Hip Hop. The funky alternative from the hectic main room where we could incorporate live music as well.
After we had been running & months we knew we were on to something special and In Feb 2005 we invited our first major guest DJ to join us, which was breakbeat legend Meat Katie. This was taking the step up that we thought we were ready for & taking the night to the next level. The night was a massive success and is still talked about to this day!
In Feb ’06 we moved to Dusk Till Dawn in Bournemouth which is a purpose built venue spilt over 2 rooms. It has a state of the art Funktion One sound system which really suited the music we play, with a dark basement with a massive sound system housing the Breaks and Electro and a light Lounge which is perfect for the backroom shenanigans.
Since day one we have strived to keep the night evolving, putting on artists & DJ's that haven't played in Bournemouth before and/or who are pioneers in their music genre. We have been lucky enough to work with the like of The Dub Pistols Sound system, Meat Katie, Ali B, Stanton Warriors, Krafty Kuts, Freefall Collective, El Guapo, The Freestylers, Aldo Vanucci, Barry Ashworth, Elite Force, Bent, Evil Nine, A Man Called Adam, Tayo, SuperstyleDeluxe, Rob Life, Max Sedgley, Jon Kennedy, Will Saul, The Drum Monkeys, Dogtown Clash, Chris Pedley, Nostaliga77, Plump DJ’s, Jono Fernandez, Lee Coombs, Finger Lickin records with Soul of Man & The Drumattic Twins, The Crafty Rascals & the list goes on.
Some of our highlights of the past few years have been…
In July 2006 we held our 2nd birthday at Dusk Till Dawn, which was a truly epic night, which featured BDH fave's Meat Katie & The Dub Pistols. This was a milestone event for us as we didn't properly get to celebrate our 1st birthday.
In Jan 2007 we hosted our first London based event with our friends at Club Class & Breakpoint, which saw us taking over Ministry of Sound with Break da House hosting the Baby Box. Again this was a massive success with a bus full of party people being shipped us from our sunny seaside town to rock the capital.
In May 07 the now de-funkt K Bar re opened it’s door as 2020 after a £1.5 refurbishment. We were lucky enough to be asked to host the opening night of the venue which we had formerly started life in. For this party we drafted in one of the biggest names in the worldwide breaks scene The Stanton Warriors and we well and truly had a huge party with the event selling out a week before.
Heading into July 07 and we turned 3 years old, hosting 2 massive parties. The first we joined forces with Tribal sessions to put on a massive party at 2020 featuring the Plump DJ’s, Linus Loves & Mistress De Funk. Then we also held our own event at Dusk Till Dawn featuring 2 personal fave's of ours Rob Life from Breakin Bread & SuperStyleDeluxe.
In Aug 07 we hosted our last event at Dusk Till Dawn featuring our friends & faves The Dub Pistols & Jon Kennedy. We felt it was time for us to move on and have a new challenge. We always want to stay one step ahead of the game and we felt a change was in order to keep the night fresh and exciting. We have now moved back to where it all started for us and are based at brand new super venue 2020 in Bournemouth. We will be putting on some massive parties with 2020, with world class heavy weight line up spanning breaks, electro, house and the more eclectic. We will be playing host to the biggest names you can think of and more international DJ’s as we aim to take the next step on the Break da House ladder.
And our next fab party is.... BREAK DA HOUSE 'Massive B2B special - FRIDAY 27th MARCH AT DUSK TILL DAWN, BOURNEMOUTH:
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